My dd is driving me crazy. I am just a big boob. She nurses a bajillion times a day. On a good day. She goes crazy if I even ask her to wait. In the span of one hour-long TV show tonight I nursed her at LEAST 4-5 times. She dictates where and in what position we nurse (nurse on COUCH! NO pillows!)

Yep. She's working on 2 yr molars. And she was sick on Sunday, so she's probably a little off still.

The poor other moms at playgroup (an AP playgroup mind you, where the few other toddlers are nearly all nursing- all that are under 3 are....) ask if ALL 2 yr olds nurse that much. We'll be there for 2 hours max and she'll nurse 4-5 times.

that's all. No great solutions. No advice really needed. Just some sympathy.

Jenna was like that at 2... then she self weaned at 2.5... go figure. It's not easy, but it's over before you know it, or even really want it to be. Ok, that's not quite true... when in the middle of it, I desperatly wanted it to be over. It was only after she weaned that I missed it.

I hear ya... my ds have gone through that same stage at various ages... it does get better... at least in our case... well... I hope...
We are in the same position right now so I will tell myself that over and over again....

The poor other moms at playgroup (an AP playgroup mind you, where the few other toddlers are nearly all nursing- all that are under 3 are....) ask if ALL 2 yr olds nurse that much.

Gawd, I've so been there. My kid is that kid.

All I can say is yeah, I hear you, it's hard sometimes. It does get less frequent. Teething is hard, and that two year old stage is so freaking bossy combined with baby-needy. Hence the constant nursing combined with the demands about where and how.

You described my 22 mo DD to a tee! Not only is it all boob all the time in my house, but she is an active twiddler, so it's both boobs all the time. "Boobie in the rocking chair!" "Milkie Milkie!" "Want boobie, want boobie, need booooooooooooobie!" "Switch!" "Wake up boobie!" And each nursing session is a marathon... complete with acrobatics.

But I love her so much... And I love our milkie time. But sometimes I have to wash dishes...

This sounds like my dd when she was 27 monhts old. It was: I want my milkie in bed with a comforter (mine, she adores it). Now, I want my milkie on a sofa and read me my book! Now, I want my milkie in an armchair but don't I don't want your arm here. LOL

DD was always a very avid nurser (not right now because I have no milk), she was 3, and a wonderful day was when she'd ask only every hour. But sometimes she might just stay attached for most of that hour. I think I always scared new moms, dd nursed WAY more then their newborns did.

My 35 mo DS is a big nurser too (unlike my 12 mo who is a more businesslike nurser). I was just visiting a friend who lives in Columbus, OH who goes to a monthly toddler/tandem LLL meeting and I am so envious. I go to regular LLL meetings here but I feel like I can't really talk about my issues because of my worry about freaking out the new moms. Like you, it's not even so much that I need advice, just a sympathetic ear to listen.

I'm gald you have remembered about the 2y molars. I forgot about them until I finally figured out that is what gave DS a diaper rash back in July. It seems a little easier when you know the reason behind a particularly intense time with your child, doesn't it? I know this is true even for stuff going on with myself. Once I know I am pms-ing, it's immediately not so bad somehow.

Yeah, the darn molars are coming one at a time with the plans to extend our misery for MONTHS! The second one is most of the way through (as near as I can tell from an occaisional glance and feel- of course she won't let me have a proper look...)